It is clear that this contest cannot be decided by our knowledge of the force.... But....

[Anakin Starkiller]

For some time now, I've been working on a Dooku model. There have been several idealized replicas of this prop, but I haven't seen any that capture all the wonkiness of the original. It's a bizarre prop, nothing is symmetrical. Nothing lines up. It has a real organic quality that I've tried to capture. Hope you all like seeing my progress

 

[4str0m3ch]

How do you mean nothing lines up? Was the prop slapped together?

 

[Anakin Starkiller]

Oh. I'm sure this took weeks to machine. And it was put together with tons of love and care. But, if you're used to seeing an idealized replica like the MR, you'd be surprised how different the original prop actually is.

Take a look at the red lines I've drawn in this photo. You'll see how the lines from one section are completely misaligned with the next.
On the pommel, the base ring is thicker than the front ring. The recesses in the curved grip section are all spaced differently and measure different lengths from one to another. Then you move down to the emitter, which sits off-center to the curved grip.

Not slapped together. But, these peculiarities are what makes the saber interesting to me, and sets it apart from all of the replicas out there.

 

[4str0m3ch]

Oh. I'm sure this took weeks to machine. And it was put together with tons of love and care. But, if you're used to seeing an idealized replica like the MR, you'd be surprised how different the original prop actually is.

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Take a look at the red lines I've drawn in this photo. You'll see how the lines from one section are completely misaligned with the next.
On the pommel, the base ring is thicker than the front ring. The recesses in the curved grip section are all spaced differently and measure different lengths from one to another. Then you move down to the emitter, which sits off-center to the curved grip.

Not slapped together. But, these peculiarities are what makes the saber interesting to me, and sets it apart from all of the replicas out there.

That honestly seems way more like what I'd imagine a Jedi/Sith weapon would end up as. They're meant to be partially from bits that don't always go together. Particularly when customised. I like that.

 

[Halliwax]

Looking good starkiller

 

[Anakin Starkiller]

 

[Eruonen]

 

[Foe Hammer]

Loving this! No one has done a non-idealized version that I am aware of.

 

[13doctorwho]

So awesome! This one is quite unique, it will be an awesome replica!!!

 

[Halliwax]

So awesome! This one is quite unique, it will be an awesome replica!!!

It’s going to be wicked

 

[Vedor]

Wow wasn't expecting an AS Dooku! Looking forward to this. Will it be a metal or resin replica?

 

[Gregatron]

Excellent.


And correct me if I’m wrong, but the only difference between AOTC and ROTS is the elbow being chromed like the rest of the hilt.

 

[Anakin Starkiller]

Excellent.


And correct me if I’m wrong, but the only difference between AOTC and ROTS is the elbow being chromed like the rest of the hilt.

Actually it's more complicated than that. The AOTC hero, which I'm modeling and have posted pictured above, was reused and chromed for ROTS. But, there also appears to be a couple different ROTS props created, each with subtle differences in proportions and details. They also created dueling sabers for ROTS which had a straight grip section, where the hero bent.

 

[Anakin Starkiller]

Wow wasn't expecting an AS Dooku! Looking forward to this. Will it be a metal or resin replica?

Combo, like the original

 

[Eruonen]

I’ve always preferred the AOTC version. The matte section is such a nice touch, and I prefer aluminum to the ROTS obsession with chrome.

 

[Gregatron]

Actually it's more complicated than that. The AOTC hero, which I'm modeling and have posted pictured above, was reused and chromed for ROTS. But, there also appears to be a couple different ROTS props created, each with subtle differences in proportions and details. They also created dueling sabers for ROTS which had a straight grip section, where the hero bent.

Interesting. I knew about the straight-grip stunts, but not the others.

I also prefer the AOTC version with the matte elbow. But it would still be cool to have both versions.

 

[nickytea]

Finally a replica that doesn't copy the too-small MR pommel!

 

[russellsch]

Oh my, this will be amazing

 

[FLS89]

I’ve been holding off getting a Dooku hilt for years because all of them are idealized and often have inaccurate things added to make their construction easier.

Definitely looking forward to it.

 

[Anakin Starkiller]

Thanks for your support, everyone. I spent the last day or so redrawing the silver-painted knuckle section from scratch, because I wasn't happy with the part I had. It's quite a difficult part to model (well at least is was for me) but I'm pretty happy where I've got to with that part now. Again, it's asymmetrical, it's unbalanced, and the holes aren't centered. But, I kinda love it